Back in April, when natural gas prices jumped from a multi-year low of $1.98 per MMBtu to May’s high of $2.82, a lot of traders chalked the 42% gain up as a temporary dead-cat bounce. Sure enough, natural gas prices fell back to $2.23 per MMBtu by… Read More

Have you ever heard of the Palmer Z Index? Me neither. But it’s something we’ll be hearing a lot about in coming weeks and months. This measure, compiled by the National Climatic Data Center, is a measure of soil moisture. And by the looks of things, dozens of… Read More

On July 19, I told you about one of the biggest opportunities in commodities since 1997. If you missed my analysis, the point was simple: Aluminum hasn’t been this attractively priced in more than 15 years. But aluminum’s depressed price levels aren’t the only… Read More

The first law of economics is the lone rule when it comes to commodity prices and commodity stocks. Surplus creates price drops and shortages spur price increases. For copper miners, one side of the… Read More

During the past ten years, China has been one of the single biggest drivers of global economic growth. The country has steadily grown its gross domestic product (GDP) by more than 9% a year since 2002. As a result, the country has… Read More

If you want to be successful in the stock market, then sometimes you must think like a contrarian. I’ve spent 15 years in the investment industry. In that time, I’ve seen many investors struggle… Read More

A huge disconnect has formed in the price of gold stocks… In the past 10 years, gold has been in one of the market‘s longest bull runs. Since 2002, the price of gold has gone from an… Read More

For the past couple of weeks, I have been closely following the record heat and drought weather conditions across the United States and their possible implications for investors. A June 29 article of mine describes the upside potential in two stocks that will benefit from the heat and drought, Potash… Read More

It’s abundant, it’s cheap, and it’s found just about everywhere… It accounts for about 40% of the planet’s electricity usage — more than natural gas, nuclear, wind, solar and geothermal combined. It’s the world’s most preferred fuel for electricity generation, and people hate it…… Read More

Platinum hasn’t been this cheap in 20 years…  Right now, you can buy an ounce of platinum for $1,480. With gold trading around $1,620/oz, this means you can buy one of the rarest metals on Earth for almost 10% less than the price of gold… Take a look at the… Read More